Why does fox cancel so many shows

If he can't necessarily trust the Church anymore, because it's been compromised, I think it'd be fun to see Marcus having to go outside the bounds of the Church and talk to some of the people he would have met over his last 30 years of exorcising people.

There's been no mention of another network picking up The Exorcist , so it does look like the show has been exorcised from our lives for good. Oh, look. A medical drama.

That's exactly what the world needs more of, right? Honestly, this is one genre of TV that's overpopulated and a complete snore. Have we not had enough of E. Obviously someone's watching this stuff since The Resident has been renewed for a second season. Nonetheless, the show is walking a very thin line at the moment as it debuted with 8. If it goes anywhere below the 3 million mark in the next season, you can say sayonara, as that seems to be the threshold at Fox.

The Resident has also received mixed to positive reviews. USA Today was not kind about it in its review, stating: " The Resident is an exercise in frustration. Self-important, predictable and inconsistent, the series delivers bland stories about terrible people playing God just because they can.

It might sound harsh, but it isn't far from the truth. There is an element of you've seen this all before elsewhere. There's nothing original here, and no reason it deserves to overstay its welcome. Quite frankly, there's an abundance of other shows that deserve the slot that The Resident currently occupies. Have we all forgiven Joss Whedon for his part in Justice League? Well, we should. Lest we forget, Whedon created a host of iconic TV shows over the years. One of the best was the space-western epic known as Firefly.

Whedon had planned the show to air for seven seasons; however, Fox had other plans and canned it after only 11 of the 14 completed episodes had aired in the United States. Interestingly, the DVD sales spiked when the show was released on home video and it even went on to win a Primetime Emmy Award in The positive fan reaction and furore over its cancelation resulted in Universal stepping in to produce Serenity , a film that was the continuation of the show. Additionally, Firefly found a new lease on life in other mediums, such as comic books, and has gone on to become a cult-classic TV series.

While Firefly 's story didn't turn out too bad in the end, we do wonder what could've been had Fox allowed Whedon's original vision to materialize. Who knows how far the series could've gone and what it could've become?

Perhaps we'd be talking about it in the same breath as Star Wars and Star Trek now. Lethal Weapon had the unenviable task of needing to live up to the hype of the film series. Yet, somehow, this quirky action-comedy found its bearings rather fast and whipped up an entertaining series for new and old audiences of the franchise. It also happens to be one of the highest-rated shows on Fox. However, all of its good work was undone by the reported on-set behavior of co-lead Clayne Crawford.

Before the season three renewal, rumors swirled around that Crawford had been disciplined after multiple complaints about his actions.

It also came to light that the producers were looking at recasting his character since the cast and crew weren't too happy to continue working with him. Crawford apologized and said he'd been reprimanded twice. It didn't help matters too much, though, as he was swiftly booted from the show, with Seann William Scott being announced as his replacement, albeit in a new role.

The situation didn't end there, as fellow cast member Damon Wayans criticized Crawford for his actions and leaked audio of his behavior surfaced online, showing how toxic the relationship between Crawford and his co-star had become.

Right now, things don't look too good for Lethal Weapon. Even with Scott in the mix now, is it even worth pursuing anymore? How can you not love a show that mixes up live-action with an animated barbarian?! While it felt like a throwback to the era of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Thundercats , it took a major knock in the ratings.

The show debuted with over 6 million viewers but dropped to 1. That's a pretty massive decline and there's no way that Fox would've gambled with a second season with those sorts of numbers.

Some fans tried to put together a petition to get a second season, but even that seems to have flopped with only 1, supporters out of the 25,, goal.

Unfortunately, it seems like Zorn is doomed to remain in the X Shows You Forgot about in the '00s list, which we'll probably write in a decade's time. It's a shame, really, because there was nothing else quite like it and we deserve to have some original shows that aren't derivatives of others.

When Fox canceled Family Guy in , eyebrows were raised. This was a series with immense potential and had built up a good following due to its clever satire and boundary-pushing jokes. Fans protested the cancelation, while rerun viewership and DVD sales prompted the network to renew the show in Much like The Simpsons , the show it's often compared to, Family Guy seems to trudge along and appeal to longtime fans, more than break any new boundaries nowadays.

It's sad how this animated series is a shadow of its former self and feels tired and drawn out. Sure, there are talked-about episodes created once and a while, but it appears to be more for shock value and headlines than for awards.

Additionally, some episodes have been in poor taste, with the humor criticized for being too on the nose and trying too hard. Maybe Fox knew something we didn't back in the day, because apart from the odd episode here and there, there's nothing really appealing about another season of Family Guy.

Make no mistake, it had its moments, but unfortunately they're too sporadic to make us care anymore. Eunice Arede. September 15, pm. Glad i dont pay for cable!!! July 19, pm. June 10, pm. Barbara A Ronne. May 23, pm. Amber Dobbins. May 20, am. Reply to Amber Dobbins. May 19, am. Robert Evert. May 15, pm. May 11, pm. April 14, am. I love our kinda people please give the show a chance. I think the shows awesome.

November 10, am. Gianna Nicola. Our kind of People should be given another chance. Maybe switching the night it is shown. Bring back our kind of people love this show!! Look forward to seeing them every week. November 9, pm. Shannon Matthews. Our kind of people its always the good shows that ends this is just sickness…. Kelly Curtis. Reply to Joyce. Lucifer got 3 seasons on Fox and nearly 60 episodes. They run a business, not a charity. Sharon Griffin. Reply to Sharon Griffin.

Could this list exist without Firefly on it? The silver lining here is that Season 1 was 27 episodes, which is far more than most shows got. It did win an Emmy for writing, though. Why was it so great? So much comedy gold, and so little to show for it, Fox. The story centered on a group of people who left the over-populated future-Earth and went back to the Cretaceous Period to set up a new civilization, a concept that certainly could have lasted for several years had Fox accepted the steady ratings and kept it going.

And despite efforts to get it picked up elsewhere, it remains a product of the past. Nick is a Cajun Country native, and is often asked why he doesn't sound like that's the case. His love for his wife and daughters is almost equaled by his love of gasp-for-breath laughter and gasp-for-breath horror.

A lifetime spent in the vicinity of a television screen led to his current dream job, as well as his knowledge of too many TV themes and ad jingles.